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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-01-06
THE POLITICAL WORLD.
FORTUNES OF WAR FOR STATES
MEN OF THE PRESENT TIME.

Doings of the National Legislature-Re-
suit of Eovember's EIections-European
Political Movements-The Irish Ques-
tion-the Eastern War Cloud.
JANUARY.
Is. Senator Hoar's presidential succession
bill passed by the house. Next day signed by
the president.
&c. Eulo-ies OF the late Vice-President Hen
dricks pronounced in the senate.
FEBRUARY.
49, The bill reirstatlng Gen. Fitz John Por-
ter passed by tho house.
23 The Gen. Grant monument bill, ap-
propriating S-50,0O0 for monument to be
erected in Washington, passed by the United
States senate.
MARCH.
L President Cleveland sent message to
the senate in which he denied the right of
that branch of the government to demand
from the president or any member of his
cabinet any papers relating to the causes
leading to the suspension or removal of Office
holders, and declaring that such documents
are personal and private and not official.
5. Blair educational bill, appropriating
S79.009, COO for schools, passed the senate.
15 Brig. Gen. A. Il. Terry promoted to a
major generalsnip, vice Gen. Hancock, de
ceased.
49, Half million appropriated for con-
gressional library.
o. The president, in a message to congress,
recommended the formation of a commission
of labor for the settlement of differences aris-
ing between capital and labor.
MAY.
49, "Three months pension bill was passed
by the senate.
90 Caleb W. West appointed governor of
Utah, vice Murray, resigned.
JUNE
g. Bill taxing oleomargarine five cents
pound passed the house.
4 The Chinese indemnify bill passed the
senate.
Z. House passed bill repeating the timber
culture. desert land and pre-emption laws,
materially modifying the old homestead law.
II. Tariff bill killed in the house.
IS. Senate adopted the resolution providing
for the submission to the different states Of
the Union a constitutional amendment
changing the beginning of the presidential
and congressional year from March to April
So
IS. Senator Vauce's bill to repeal the civil
service law shelVed Dy the Onleu States
senate.
81 Extradition treaty with Japan ratified
by the senate. Also treaty providing for
new survey of the United ates-Mexico
boundary line
25. Senate passed the Fitz John Porter bill.
25. President Cleveland vetoes seventy-one
bills, most of them relating to individual PEN
sionS.
90. Bill taxing oleomargarine two cents a
pound passed the senate; house concurred
Aug. 8.
%. The senate refuses to order an investi-
CATION of the charges of fraud alleged to have
been committed in connection with the cleo
ton of United States Senator Payne, of Ohio.
81 Bill granting increased pensions to sol
diers of the late war who were wounded in
the hand, foot, arm or leg passed the house.
AUGUST.
8 First session of the Forty ninth congress
adjourned.
% Cutting was released from prison by
the Mexican supreme court The Cutting
episode nearly caused a fight between the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-01-06

July IA jury having confirmed the decree of
divorce granted Mr.. Crawford with Sir Charles
Dixie as correspondent the latter leaves England
and settles in tls south of France
Oct. 10.-A dia5oi al anarchist; plot to Lurn
the city OF Vienna, austria, discovered by tine DO
lice, who arrest seventeen of the conspir1tors
Oct. 2.-TeTible d-struction repor.ed in the
southern provinces Of I,ussia
Dec. 21-The jury in the Colin Campbell case
at London finds Lazy Campbell not guilty and de-
nounces Gen Butter
Nov. 23.-Prineess Beatrice, daughter of Queen
Victoria. gives birth TO a son.
sept 2 -balington Booth son of Gen Booth
Of the Salvation Army, is Il arried at London
England, to hiss M.Iude Charlesworth, an heiress.
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R. I, aged 81.
4 Gen. &. F. Cheathar, died at Nashville,

R I, aged 81.
Cen. 3. F. Cheathan, died at Nashville,
Tenn, aged G.
4 Samuel Morley, phiianthropist, died IN
London, In nd, cgel Il
Is The Vc~v Rsv. Father Whi5ty, vice
general OF the diocese Of Scranton, Pa, died,
aged 62.
q. James Howe, fou-l-s of Wilkes Spirit
of the Times, died IN Lafayette, Ind
aged 40.
OCTOBER
10. James A. Grinstead, noted turfnan,
died at Lexington, Ky.
u. Rear Admiral Edward T. Nichols, l.
S. N, died at Pornfret, Conn.
IS. Judge John J. Key, died at Washing
ton, aged 60.
"a. Gen. John Rojman. OF Frankfort, Ky,
ex-attorney general of the state, died at
Louisville in his 675h year
26 Mrs Corneiia Mitchell Stewart, widow
of the merchant prince, A 7. Stewart, died
at New York. aged s. years
NOVEMBER
IS. Chester Alan Arthur, tyTenty-tilst pres
ident of the United States, died at New YORK
CITY. Born Oct. 5, 1850, at Fairfield, Frank
lin county, VT
20. Hon. John Arnot, Jr., member Of con-
gress, died at Elnira, \. Y.
q. Charles Francis Adams, son OF ex-PreS-
ident John Quincy Adams, died at Bostoa-
Born at Boston, Aug. Is, 1907.
%. H. NJ Hoxie first vice-president of the
Missouri Pacific railroad and prominent
figure in the great strike, died at New York,
aged 55.
"a. Francis Palmes, of Detroit, died. He
left an estate valued at s15, ,0O0,0 900.
25. Erastus Brooks, the well known news
paper man, died at West New Brighton, 8 l.
Born at Portland, Ne, Jan. 81, 1915.
DECEMBER.
g. James A Wales, the cartoonist, died
suddenly in a New York restaurant. Mr.
Wales was 36 years Of age.
s. John Z. Owens, lie comedian, died near
Towson, Nd. Born in England, April :,
1919
%. Gen John Alexander Logan, United
States senator from Illinois, died at Wasting
ton. Born Feb. 0, 1896, in Murphreesboro, LIS
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United States and Mexico.
SEPTEMBER
g. Henry George nominated for mayor of
New York city by the workingmen-

SEPTEMBER
% Henry George nominated for mayor of
New York city by the workngmen-
OCTOBER
IL The Tammany Hall and County
Democracy factions united upon Hon. Abram
S. Hewitt, who was unanimously nominated
for mayor of New York city.
15 Theodore Roosevelt nominated for
mayor by the Republicans Of New York city.
49, Hon George F. Edmunds reelected
United States senator from Vermont.
NOVEMBER
2 The New York city municipal election
excited national interest on account of the
novel issues raised. Hewitt, Democrat, was
elected mayor, receiving about $4,000 votes
and having plurality of 22O0O over Henry
George who, in turn, beat Roosevelt by
1000 The state elections resulted in a Series
of local surprises for both parties. William
R. Morrison, of Illinois, was defeated, as was
also Frank Hurd, of Ohio. Speaker John G.
Carlisle, of Kentucky, and W. NJ. Springer,
Of Illinois, narrowly escaped, while II. G.
Burleigh, Of Whitehall, N. Y. was beaten by
the labor candidate, E. w. Greenman, who
was nominated only forty y-eight hours before
election and was indorsed By the Democrats
Gen. Beaver CRep) was elected governor OF
Pennsylvania. Five additional Republican
congressman were elected in the south. In
Minnesota the Democrats gain three congress
men. In Kentucky the Republicans succeed
ed in electing three congressman. Charges of
fraud were made on both sides in Indiana.
DECEMBER
6. The second session of the Forty-ninth
congress begins.
s. The president lays before congress the
correspondence with the Canadian govern
ment relating to the fisheries trouble
8. The house passed the electoral count bill
16 The senate lays the bill providing for
open executive sessions on the table.
is. The senate votes to repeal the tenure Of
Office act
20. The house, by vote of 154 to 14S, re-
fused to consider the Morrison tariff bill.
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RECORD OF A Year.
Chronology of the Twelvemonth
That is Just Past.
A PERIOD OF PROGRESS.
Peaee Prevails, Though There are
MutteEings Of War.

Many Prominent Persons Pass Away.
The Labor Movement-Strikes-Ri
The George Campaign-The Land Move
ment in IreIand-The Eastern War
CIoud-Disa~ters of ali sorts-ExpIo-
sions-RaiIroad Accidents--The Grim
inal Record-PersonaI-aIis
The year of our Lord 1886 has passed
away. All hail to its successor, 1887!
The record here presented has become
history. Its careful perusal will show
that the departed twelvemonth viii
count for more than naught when the
larger records, that are possible only after
the lapse of time, are made up. Then the
significance of many things now ac-
counted trivial will be apparent. Then
many circumstances now thought impor-
tant viii be found to be of smell moment
The year was notable one in that the
lives of many men of mark went out
during its reign.
The labor movement developed in new
and unlocked for directions.
The elections of November were full of
surprises for men OF all parties.
Across sea, England, after a long
period of indecision, finally made up her
mind in regard to the Irish question. and
in December adopted strong coercive
measures.
Upon the continent of Europe there
was a continual agitation during the
whole year, which reached the maximum
when Alexander was deposed from Bull
garia's throne. Peace still prevails, but
war would not at any time be unex-
pected.
Disasters followed each other closely
the whole world over. The earthquakes
in the Sandwich Islands, in Spain and in
America, and storms of unusual violence
at sea, were especially noteworthy.
For details of all this, and much more,
the reader is referred to what follows.
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July f.-C D. Graham 1oated through the
Niagara whirlpool rapids in barrel July s3-
Steve BroGie jumps from the Brooklyn bridge.
Aug. S.-GeorEa EaZlett and William Potts 90
safely through the Niagara whirlpool rapids in a
barrel Aug. 21.-William J. Kendall swin,s
the whirlpool rapids of Niagara. Nov. r
Larry Donovan jumps from the new s;;s-
pension bridge at Ala.,lra Falls. Nov .5-5Eis;
Sadie Alien and George Hezlctt 20 safely through
the NJ gara whirlpool rapids in o barrel Nov
S9IWiillam kurtz dives from the Brooklyn
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Masonic Directory.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & AN.
I'D Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
W D. BUMGARNER, W. NJ.
JESSE B. MEYRR. Secy.
CT. GAINESVILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
- Royal Arch Masons Stated convoca-
tioDs, first Friday of each month
F. ID. BAILEY, q. P.
J. B. MEYER, kec.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. 54, R. & S, VI.
ID Meets second Tuesday Of each month.
G W. c tRROLE, /. VI
J. B. MEYER, Sec'v
HOPE COEMANDERY, No. 26, h. +.
Z Stated c-,pclaves. first TUESDAY of each
month J B. RYAN, E. G..
J. MAYER, Rec
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DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.
Matters in America That viii be of In
terest,

Matters in America That viii be of In
terest.
Aug 9.-By the conditions of the will of the late
Samuel J. Tilden, S3.0Jo.0-0 are set aside for a
free library for New York city. Tilden's nephews
afterward BEGAN q contest.
Aug 1'-The Irish National League convention,
held in Music hail, Chicago.
Sept. t-Geronimo, the Apache chief, slirren-
ders to Gen. Miles, near Fort Bowie, Arizona.
Oct IS S-Bartaoldi's statue Of Liberty Enlight-
ening the World unveiled at IeiIows island,
New YORK. The sculptor. n Ealtholdi, Count
Ferdinand De Lesseps and many other dis
tinGuishe,i guests present.
Nov. I'm The Gocn-WilSon blackrna1 case ct
Boston the jury render verdict for TIE defend
ant.
Dec. 25.- Considerable alarm is felt n Western
Pennsylvania over the reported decrease in the
flow of natural gas
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-01-06
The rIeanest Thing Yet.

Fogg has said the meaneSt thing any man
ever was capable of saying. When Mrs. F.
left him alone in the house the other evening
size remarked: "You won't be lonely, deargo
mo" he replied. II sha'n't miss you at all
The parrot, lou know, is here '-Boston
Transcript.
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Church DIRECTORY.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURC9-Rev. R.
L Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, Z. Sabbath School, 800 a. m. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday p.m.; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday pm.
Strangers welcome to all services.
III ErUODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
NlReV. w Ii Haskell, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am; 7p.m- Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday z
pm. general prayer meeting: Thursday :. m.
Strangers are cordially invited to all our
services.
TNITED PRESBY TERRAIN CHURCH
u Rev. Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School 10 s.m- Public worship: Ii am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday of
each month, pm Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month, pm.
District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, pm. Young womens prayer meet
ing: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, pm
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ss.n,ont &c arr, ofaoiAI Director.

Common Pleas Judse-St Clair Kelly
Probate Judge Isaac Il. CASTOR.
Clerk of CnurJs-Wm. 3. Cash.
Sheriff Leroy G. Sedgick.
Au0itor-R. r. Barrett
Treasurer-George R binson
Prosecuting Attorney-N. K. Keunon.
Recurder-W S. Hobbs.
CommissioDers-Morris Cope, VIM J Berry,
John g. Israel.
Survey9r-Chalkley Dawson.
Coroner-P. o. CrisweIl.
lnfirmary Directors-Joseph Bailey, John
Kintner, VIM Lodge.
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Gen. Putnam,s Tree.

The famous "Put's tree, near Crown
Point, to which Gen. Israel Putnam was tied
by the Indians and rescued just as the torch
was being applied to the faggots, was re-
Gently sent to Saratoga where it win be pre-
served.-Boston Budget
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An English Public School.

An English rector expelled a boy from
school because be did not make obeisance by
bowling to his clerical majesty ON the street.
The school is public one, receiving a govern
ment GRANT
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For Wooden Cors.

The best material for cogs, where it can be
obtained. is well seasoned second growth
white hickory, but maple and birch are ex-
tensively used for this purpose.-Boston
Budget
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A fat failure-A poor pancake.

A popular street song in London closes
with the refrain that merely for telling a
man he was wrong n he, the singer, got "two
lovely black eyes .....--
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sha,i E'v ? THURSDAY
Terms of Subscription:
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Al no. paid within the year IS per cen. vii!
be added for eacn year it remains unpaid.
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TIE LABOR MOVEMENT.
STfI<ES THAT RESULTED FOR GOOD
OR FOR ILL.

The Demand for Eight HOurs-The Big
Strike in Chicago and the Anarchist
Bomb Throwers-Big Packing House
Strikes-Street Railway Tie Ups.
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REDUCED RATES.
The Western Union Company Makes a
Big Cut.

The Western Union Company Makes a
Big Cut.
NEW YORK, November 29.-The West
ern Union Telegraph Company announced
the following reductions in telegraph rates,
to take effect December |, next:
First-The maximum rate east Of and
including Montana, Utah, New Mexico
and Texas, will be reduced from 81 TO 75
Cents.
Second-Within the section east of the
Missouri river and north Of Tennessee and
North Carolina, the maximum rate will he
reduced from IS cents to 80 cents.
Third-Within the section south of and
including Virginia and Tennessee and east
of the Mississippi river, the maximum tate
will be reduced from 80 cents to 30 cents.
This revision embraces all places east of
Montana and Utah where the Western
Union has offices, and gives reduced rate
for every one of them.
There has been no increase in Western
Union rates except in a few eases of the 10
aud 10 cent rates. The advance of these
very low and non-paying rates has
been made on the mutual union and Balti-
more and Ohio systems, in connection with
like advances by the Postal Lines Com
pany. The above reduction in rates by
the Western Union is more general, and at
the same time more comprehensive in its
character in the way of uniformity than
ever before made by the company. The
highest rate on the company's lines be-
tween extreme points, some of them from
4, 900 to 1000 miles apart, will be one dol
L.,
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CRUEL PUNISHMENTS
Inflicted In the Indiana woman's Reform
school.

Inflicted in the Indiana womsn's Reform
school,
CHICAGO, ILL, November 29.-Ap In
dianapolis special says: Unknown to the
public, Governor Gray has been making an
investigation into the management of the
Female Reformatory, an institution which
is managed exclusively by ladies. The
results of the the investigation have Just
been given to the public. The Governor is
very careful to avoid anything like sem
sational report, but he does not conceal the
fact that he was surprised and shocked at
the developments. He said that he had
ascertained there were two methods of pun
ishment in the institution. One was by
whipping the girls with strap. When he
visited the place he asked to see the last
girl who had been punished in this way.
She had been whipped two days before he
saw her, but even then there were black
and blue stripes on her arms and back,
showing where the strap had struck her.
A more common form of punishment
was to put refractory inmates in a cell,
through the doors OF which were two holes
a foot apart, and three or four feet from
the door. The woman's arms were put
through the holes and handcuffed together
on the outside, so that she was compelled
to remain in an uncomfortable standing
position. Sometimes she was even placed
with her back To the door, her hands being
fastened behind her. In this way, one
girl testified, that she had been kept for
three days in this position, being only al
lowed to lie down and sleep at nights.
''Such punishment" said the Cover
nor, 81 regard as unnecessarily cruel and
useless, and shall recommend to the Board
of Commissioners that it be entirely dis
pensed with. In other institutions whip
ping has been abolished, and solitary con-
tinement on bread and water diet substitu-
ted, and | shall recommend that this be
tried in all cases where punishment is
deemed necessary" The Governor says
the inmates complain bitterly Of the inso.
lence and abuse of the attendants, and his
investigations have convinced him that
there was entirely too much freedom OF the
tongue in dealing with them. Whipping
and handwriting are common punishments
at the Institution, and it has
been the custom to call
upon a man employed about the place, to
aid the Assistant Superintendent on such
occasions He severely condsmns the sys-
tcm which places the penal and reforma-
tory departments under the same manage
ment. Many young girls who are sent to
the reformatory because they are disposed
to be wayward, are compelled to associate
with abandoned and hardened wretcbs,
and necessarily come ont worse than when
they went in. The fact that the institu-
ton is governed by ladies and has been
managed by them entirely and has been
managed for fourteen years without sus-
picOn on the part of the public that
abuses existed, makes the Governor retic-
ent and he refuses TO 60 into further de-
tails.
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ANOTHER MTTKIEwICZ.
An Ar srican Negotiating In China
Chinese Emigration.

An American Negotiating In China
Chinese Emigration.
CHIC GO, November 29.-Chester Hol.
comb, o. Pekin, China, formerly Of the
American legation, is in the city. A morn.
ing paper published an interview with Mr..
Holcomb, in which il asserts that he il in
league with heavy American capitalists in
China investment, and that he will obtain
a charter on his return to China, for the
construction OF double track railway to
run from some convenient point IN pekin
10 the Iron and coal Mountains, that lie q
little less than fifteen miles distant.
He will also receive imperial letter pat.
ent, authorizing the Holcomb American
syndicate TO open up coal and iron mines,
in said mountains, and TO supply the Chi.
nese generally, with coal and iron; 10 con.
struct water works in Pekin and TO supply
1000, 900 Pekinites with water; 10 con-
struct Visducts, bridges, etc.
Respecting Chinese immigration Mr..
Holcomb sad that China was willing that
America should be careful about the cIass
Of emmigrant from her shores, but she still
thought sbe was Disseminated against IN.
Justly. In California the people thought
there should be 9 more rigid restriction
law than the present one. Toa man who
has never been in China, all Chinamen
look alike, and 20 it was that Chinaman,
who had been in America, would on biz
return home sell his certificate Of Ameri.
can residence and Others would use IL.
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GUILTY AS CHARGED.
THg BLOoD-THIRSrY MOST WILL WEAR
PRISON STRIPES.
The Anarchist Loader fss6hs h His Own Behalf
Bat il is Of No lva,l-Hs Don't Believe
ina 6d-A Very For
Socrates

NEW YORK, November 29.-When the
trial Of John Most was resumed this morn
ing the defendant was called to the witness
stand to testify in his own behalf He de-
MED that be had threatened the executioner
Of the Anarchists iu Chicago. or anyone
else. The meeting at Kaemer's Hall, at
which the alleged seditious speech was
made was, he said, . public one. Mr..
Schuitzs WAS the chairman, and Notchens
was the policemen. He testified he ad-
dressed his hearers Is Fellow Citiiens,"
and not as. Anarchists. He then went on
TO give his version of the speech he made.
It lacked the threats and violent language
he is charged with having uttered.
''On tire cry Of revenge being uttered in
the audience" he went on, II said, not
now" The capitalists are ayTayed against
us, we are here To accuse GrinLell, Gary
and the Judges OF the murder" He had
described Powderly rs an instrument in
the execution by not taking sides with the
condemned men. He was not sure that
he said he would give ten years Of his life
to know the hangman, and that he would
| stfhnHle MIN. lie nan never eaiu tnAt iOr
every man killed In Chicago five hundred
would be slaughtered.
Bombs aud dynamites" asked Mr..
Nicoll.
"Yes, on both sides"
"iour idea is to conquer peaceably II
you can, by force If you mustP"
That Is history. We believe force will
be necessary in time"
Mr.. Nicoll asked Most rs 10 his belief In
q Supreme Being, and Mr.. Howe objected.
do you believe In the ex istepce Of Su.
preme Being who Furnishes those who give
false testimony in courtY" wss repeated by
Mr.. Nicoll and objected to by Mr.. Howe.
Oyerruled.
Answer don't"
Mr.. Howe tried TO mend matters. He
said: lie said: "D, you believe in great
first cause
81 say, said Most. ''as asSocratss did, we
know that we do not know"
Alter going over the testimony carefully
Judge lowing said he failed TO find any
thing in the speech Of Most a he gave II at
the trial that came within the statute. The
jury went ont at $50 o'clock.
Al 10 o'clock the jury entered the court
room, and rendered u verdict Of guilty -
charged in the indictment.